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CNYK - East Branch Delaware River Bridge
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CNYK - East Branch Delaware River Bridge
Photo taken by John McCloskey Jr. in 2018
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
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Description
This bridge is at least the fourth on the site. The original dates back to 1848, when the Erie Railroad erected a timber frame, single-track bridge over the Delaware River at Hancock. An iron truss bridge supplanted it in 1870. Following a head-on collision on the bridge in 1888, the Erie Railroad upgraded this section of road to two tracks in 1889-1890, in the process replacing the Delaware River bridge with a wider, two-span pin-connected crossing. This span was later replaced with the current bridge.
Source: History of Hancock, New York (1888-1998) https://hancock-newyork.com/history-of-hancock-new-york-1888...
Update Log
- June 9, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added historical description & categories "9-panel truss", "Pin-connected", "Stone piers"
- March 19, 2022: New photos from Bruce Roberts
- July 19, 2021: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- July 22, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- August 27, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- July 29, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin